Moderator's Memos

Gone Fishin’

The week after Easter is always a bit odd to me. I remember sitting in confirmation class and asking “So…what comes next?” The answer was a cursory “Jesus reveals himself to a few Marys and the disciples and then ascends to the Father in heaven.” Almost 20 years later, I find myself asking the same question. He is risen! Alleluia! What now?

I turned to the Bible for some post-resurrection advice. In John Chapter 21, Jesus goes to

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March Madness

For my fellow sports-loving Christians, this time of year can be a bit confusing. On the one hand, we have Lent, a season of reflection and repentance. On the other hand, we have March Madness, a completely bananas college basketball tournament.

March Madness gets its name from the sheer number of games played in rapid succession, but I think the madness goes a little deeper. It’s a madness of a million “If only” laments that never come to

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Into The Woods

This past Sunday, we read scripture on Jesus turning tables at a temple. I’ve always liked this story. In a world that profits from the status quo, anything remotely subversive is deemed harmful. I wonder what people said about Jesus after he acted out. Turning water into wine was a cute party trick, but turning tables? No thank you! Maybe Jesus just wanted some attention. Surely his antics did more harm than good for his cause. Had

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Greetings, fellow congregants,

Apart from birthdays, holidays, and yesterday’s incredible weather, February can be rather bleak. One right of passage, the snow day, has been largely erased this year due to working and schooling from home. It seems a particular cruelty that the joy of a weather-related day off be taken away in the midst of a pandemic. But here we are.

A friend told me he took a personal day last week when it snowed. He chose to treat

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Greetings, fellow congregants,

Whenever I participate in something meaningful, I wear jewelry that reminds me of where I come from and where I’m going. I am a big believer that what we wear—the things we carry—hold meaning.

Some of us may wear rings as a symbol of our commitment to another, or a cross as a reminder of our faith. Some of us wore pantsuits to the polls in 2016, or pearls as we watched the first Madame Vice President

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